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    why he was lead to the Comanche tribe. In the novel Dunbar completes his emotional quest when he is given his Comanche name‚ “The Lords of the Plains‚ that’s what they were called. And he was one of them. In a fit of reverie he dropped the reins and crossed his arms‚ laying each hand flat against the breastplate that cover his chest. ’I’m Dances With Wolves‚’ he cried out‚ ’I’m Dances With Wolves’” (Blake 230). Dunbar didn’t know what the reason was for being with Comanche tribe was until this moment

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    to be crossed". It is through the text that we gain a greater understanding of the value Dunbar places on the environment and the natural surrounds. This particular conflict is resolved by Dunbar choosing a more simple life and to live amongst the Comanche where he can appreciate the environment in its full extent. One of the leading disagreements in the novel is

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    several crusades against the Mescalero Apaches. After a while‚ they drove the Mescaleros as far north as the Guadalupe Mountains. The Comanche Trail passes through the Chisos Mountains. The Comanche trail was used by Comanche raiding groups‚ villagers‚ and merchants. Many villagers hunted and gathered fresh food and water along the Comanche Trail. Because the Comanche Trail was so well-known‚ in the area people would often come across the Chisos Mountains. Some settlers lived in the Chisos Mountains

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    Warfare and the Cultural Divide Between Settlers and Natives in America Moral Judgment and the Demise of the Native American Culture SSC 101 Human Behavior Perspective February 26‚ 2012 Warfare and the Cultural Divide Between Settlers and Natives in America Moral Judgment and the Demise of the Native American Culture The difference in values and traditions between Native American cultures and the Europeans who settled in America served to spark a cultural divide that ultimately lead

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    The Red River War of 1874 During the summer of 1874‚ the U. S. Army launched a campaign to remove the Comanche‚ Kiowa‚ Southern Cheyenne‚ and Arapaho Indian tribes from the Southern Plains and enforce their relocation to reservations in Indian Territory. The actions of 1874 were unlike any prior attempts by the Army to pacify this area of the western frontier. The Red River War led to the end of an entire way of life for the Southern Plains tribes and brought about a new chapter in Texas history

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    influential film. The film is considered by many critics to be a true American masterpiece because of its ability to capture the beauty and impending danger of the frontier. This movie tells of an emotional journey of a man‚ Ethan Edwards‚ who avenges the Comanche Indian chief responsible for the deaths of his family and the kidnapping of his two nieces. The most important theme found in the film is the hatred toward interracial mixture. The director reveals this theme through several characters‚ especially

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    can be very roughly said to have the pleasure of hearing boy-hood stories involving Chinese bandits and emerald vaults. The story is made up of 3 major characters. First of them‚Narrator’s name is not known‚ He belongs to a organization called Comanches. He is nine years old when the story is told.There is another key character ‚besides the narrator‚ ’’the Chief was John Gedsudski‚ of Staten Island. He was an extremely shy‚ gentle young man of twenty-two or -three‚ a law student at N.Y.U.‚ and

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    Depiction of Native Americans in American Film Stereotypes of different cultures have a large role in the opinions we hold. One culture which has endured stereotypes since America came to exist is the Native American. This analysis intends to look at the different stereotypes Native Americans have been branded with and how these stereotypes have been incorporated into American Film‚ in particular The Searchers. The current stereotypes we hold of the Native Americans stem from the first encounters

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    The Searchers The scene in The Searchers being analyzed is the event that creates the plot of the entire film. Ethan returns from a ploy by the Comanche to get the men away the homestead‚ while the Comanche burn the homestead‚ kill the remaining men and women and abduct the girls Debbie and Lucy. In The Searchers this passage plays an important role in the development of the film‚ it provides psychological characterization of the main characters through cinematography‚ the editing style of the

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    the end of the Red River Campaign‚ violent raids from Comanche Indians and outlaw bandits were still a common occurrence. Not all of the Indians had been killed or captured‚ and it was still not uncommon for them to sneak off the reservation and conduct raids. A majority of the raids on the northwestern frontier were believed to be conducted by Comanche and Kiowa from the Fort Sill reservation in the Indian Territory‚ but non-reservation Comanche were also suspected‚ and they inhabited the Llano Estacado

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